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kerosene

[ker-uh-seen, kar-, ker-uh-seen, kar-] / ˈkɛr əˌsin, ˈkær-, ˌkɛr əˈsin, ˌkær- /


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This will be held as inventory and used over the summer, with kerosene production set to rise by up to 20%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

It also said at the time it was retiring the programme's 27 aircraft, partly due to "significantly increased kerosene prices", but also because of "additional burdens from labor disputes".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Julian wants to destroy the unfinished Christophers, but can’t bring himself to douse the canvases in kerosene and light the match.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Till Streichert, chief financial officer at Lufthansa, called the measure to cut flights “unavoidable in light of the sharply increased kerosene costs and geopolitical instability.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

There was clean linen on the chair next to the stove, and on the shelf there was water, atole meal, sugar, milk, kerosene, and other things.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya




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